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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

give me advice, PLEASE!

I have now bought/auditioned 4 different fabrics to sash the hockey rink for Big G's quilt back. I can't commit! Nothing is grabbing me.

First buy- went for a cheesy hockey motif print that I know HE would love...can't bring myself to put it on. Even my husband thought it was a bit much, so that has been put away to make loot bags or pajamas or something.

Still thought I should find a pattern...bought this checkered flannelet. Brought it home, it is just way too busy. Agreed?? (sorry these pictures are crap).So, that left me with solids. The indigo/navy is what I am using for sashing on the front...somehow this makes me not want to use it on the back as well. The second solid I am auditioning is this aqua.My hubby says the navy is more "manly." The binding is red. What do I do? Help me, I need to get back to the quilt shop in the a.m. and put this sucker to rest so I can baste/quilt/bind for next week!

I would use the aqua with a couple of splashes of the cheesy hockey motif (maybe squares?) Or mainly aqua and the last half foot or so is the hockey fabric as a sort of back border...if that makes sense!

Looks great! Indigo/navy is my vote, I actually think the dark makes the rink pop out more, really makes it look like a diagram play board for Coach G, as well as a nice finish to a beautifully crafted quilt!

I like the navy, too. It frames the "rink" nicely. And I kind of like that it would echo the sashing on the quilt front ... Something tells me that your little hockey fan may decide that the back of this quilt is actually the front! : )

I think the aqua, Big G is man enough to handle it, (you know you love the aqua too-it is a signature colour) and it will make the quilt flow, rather than have your eye drawn to the binding with a dark colour. Just my two cents!

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